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New Yorker by birth, shipped across the globe to the world of malls, shanty-towns, patronage, corruption, basketball and a curious burnt-toast smell that wafts around at dusk

Monday, May 14, 2007

Engrish for Dummies

Engrish never gets old. I considered describing these pirated DVD titles for you, but why bother when I can bring you that raw uncut? Behold, the finest in Engrish 8-in-1 and 12-in-1 DVD titles. Click on the images to get up close and personal with the DVD packages.



The Boxing Champion Strives for Hegemony Plan:
Hmm, I remember learning about hegemonic powers my freshman year in college. We were reading Emmanuel Wallerstein's theories on the cyclical rises and falls of hegemonic powers. I remember the Dutch, the Venetians, the British Empire and the United States of America, but somehow Professor Derluguian forgot to mention the greatest hegemon the world has ever seen: Ong-Bak, the Thai warrior. This DVD sets the record straight.



Surprisingly the Soldier:
The real surprise will come when I watch this disk's fourth film, "In China they Eat Dogs."



Global Fashionable Film:
I'll give them the benefit of the doubt on "The Constant Gardener" and "Donnie Brasco." I'll even throw in "The Game," which had a lot of buzz and was filmed before Michael Douglas' skin came to resemble that of the California Raisins. But "The General's Daughter" and "U-Turn" were never fashionable in any corner of the globe.



Impetuosity Killer Gunfight Series:
What better film to grace to cover of this series than the film that created the impetuous killer gunfight genre, "Babel?"

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Man, that's good--I clicked on the Constant Gardener DVD box, and up close you read this:
GLOBAL FASHIO
NABLE FILMS
"FASHIO" begs to be preceded by a sibilant "PIS-" to catch up with the nutso Engrish ongoing here...

9:43 AM  
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